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Author: RAB
Date: 2009-08-04 17:51
Does anyone have a source for a sturdy contra bass stand. The University just received a Selmer rosewood contra and we need a stand for it.
Thanks
RAB
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2009-08-04 18:00
I reckon you can use a standard K&M bassoon/bass clarinet stand - you may need to adjust the cradle part by bending it to make it wider, or you can always put the contra on it facing outwards.
I know it's specified as a bassoon or bass clarinet stand, but it will also take a contrabassoon if the cradle is widened.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: RAB
Date: 2009-08-04 19:44
I tried the K&M but it seem very unsteady and with students in the Wind Ensemble moving all around and bumping into things I need a stand that can give this instrument a solid base and withstand some bumping into,
Thanks for the suggestion though
RAB
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Author: GeorgeL ★2017
Date: 2009-08-04 20:44
I sit next to lady who plays a very expensive bassoon. When she is not holding it, she takes it apart and puts it back into its case. It is never on a stand, and never on a chair.
For your $23K cb clarinet, I would suggest a gun safe to store it, and have any student who checks it out keep both hands on it until it is returned to storage.
If it has to be left out in the band room for multiple users, a carpenter could build a wide base, narrow top, slanting frame that would hold it securely. The frame should be heavy enough that anyone who bumps it says 'ouch' rather than 'oops.'
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Author: lrooff
Date: 2009-08-04 22:15
If the university has a skilled welder on the staff, it shouldn't be too difficult to have him look at a photo of a similar stand for other instruments and come up with something similar. It shouldn't be too hard to build a sturdy stand that can be taken apart for storage. Some gum rubber or vinyl tubing over the rods will protect the horn from scratching.
If there's no one on staff who can make one, it would be worthwhile to go to a metal fabrication shop to protect an instrument of that much value.
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2009-08-04 23:51
Contras, with their long rods, can get way out of adjustment with even slight abuse. A tip-over could easily make the instrument unplayable. I always lay my contra down horizontally on top of the case, over which I put an old blanket.
Another possibility is to borrow the percussion section's rolling trap box, which always has carpet on top to muffle cymbals and tambourines.
Ken Shaw
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Author: nosqueaks
Date: 2009-08-05 00:55
You didn't mention if it was an Eb contra or the Bb contra. Selmer Paris makes both in rosewood. If it is an Eb contra, I would recommend using the Blayman bass clarinet stand. It has a heavy steel bass and the top part extends higher than the K & M bass stand. The opening on the top part is wider and is padded with rubber tubing. I have been using one for years with my Selmer Rosewood Eb contra; it has worked great. Small footprint also-
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